2007

Year: 2007

Month: ALL

Rammed by a bus

24 January 2007 by Tom Rayner

A biker was rammed from behind by a 12-ton bus in a furious road rage incident which temporarily closed the A26 in Kent. Ken Blythe from East Sussex was riding his Honda CB1300 down the A26 in...

Each week we publish a list of events happening around the UK, and listings on motorcycling programmes on TV. This is the TV listing for the week beginning Wednesday, January 24 on. KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel MM – Men and Motors EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MOT – Motors TV, SS1 (2, 3 or X) – Sky Sports 1 (2,3 or Extra) EUR1 –...

Curly babe

24 January 2007 by MCN

The mechanic is checking the set up of the bike – honest!

New MCN: January 24

24 January 2007 by Sarah Carnell

In this week’s MCN we discover the plan to ban bikers from bus lanes in London. Following a trial has been conducted in the capital, but now a report shows local government officials do not want the...

Avoid doppelgangers

24 January 2007 by Tom Rayner

In this week’s MCN, available form Wednesday, January 24, 2007, we ran the story of “doppelganger” bike theft, see page 11. MCN reader Graham Lace bought a second-hand Yamaha R1 for £4,500. An HPI...

Suzuki Bandit questions

23 January 2007 by Phil West

What do you really want to know about Suzuki’s all-new GSF1250 Bandit? One of Britain’s best selling and most popular budget bikes of the last decade has just had it’s biggest revamp ever, thanks to...

Sponsorship needed

23 January 2007 by MCN

Two novice riders are taking the trip of a lifetime in order to raise money for Comic Relief. Kieran potts and Darren Parker are making an epic journey of 16 countries in under four days and they are...

Beach booty on offer

23 January 2007 by Tom Rayner

The manager of a Devon BMW dealership reckons he has been inundated with calls offering him beach booty bikes dragged from the sea near Branscombe. When the stricken vessel Napoli shed its load in...

US study on road users

23 January 2007 by MCN

A study by a US university has revealed that the road user most like to die in a road accident is motorcyclist riding between midnight and 4am on a Saturday night in October. The study also showed...

Crash politician on road

23 January 2007 by MCN

Former South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow is back on the road three years after killing a biker. The US politician emerged from his manslaughter probation on Monday with a clean record, more than...

Photoshoot

23 January 2007 by MCN

Hair – check, make-up – check, clothing – check

Doohan safety scheme

23 January 2007 by MCN

Five-time 500cc champ Mick Doohan has launched a new bike-safety scheme in Australia aimed at providing extra rider training. The post-licence training is aimed at improving the skills of Gold Coast...

Arrests over illegal video

23 January 2007 by MCN

Two men from Warwick have been arrested in connection with video footage showing dangerous riding, racing on the road and speeds of up to 174mph. The footage shows a Rizla replica GSX-R1000 at high...

Urban trials riding

23 January 2007 by MCN

Two French trial riders have taken inspiration from BMX riders and skateboarders and trials riding into a fast-paced discipline ridden on city streets and skate parks. ‘Free-riding’ uses lightweight...

Being coy

22 January 2007 by MCN

James Toseland tries to make out he is not looking. What do you think?…

New cameras on A14

22 January 2007 by MCN

A new stretch of average speed cameras covering 14 miles are being installed on the A14 in Cambridgeshire – the second longest in the UK. The cameras will be going up between Huntingdon and Cambridge...

ITV polishes biker chicks

22 January 2007 by Tom Rayner

ITV is looking for “rough and ready” biker chicks for the latest series of “Ladette to Lady”. The show will take the leather-clad biker gals to a 1950s style finishing school to iron out their unruly...

BMWs float ashore

22 January 2007 by Tom Rayner

A sinking cargo ship dropped its load of brand new BMW bikes into the sea off the Devon coast. Locals around Branscombe beach were treated to the unusual sight as several containers packed with brand...

Video: Stunt wars

22 January 2007 by MCN

American rider “Crazy” Dan Jackson took a surprise victory at the annual Stunt Wars competition in Florida last weekend. The US Fireblade rider beat off competition including former champions AC...

R1 Yamaha statement

22 January 2007 by MCN

Statement from Yamaha Motor UK regarding the R1 competition: R1 Competition Announcement Following our recent “Win a R1 Competition” it has come to our attention that unfortunately not all Yamaha...

Blue belle of the track

21 January 2007 by MCN

Showing off her latest accessory…

Give me an 'A'

20 January 2007 by MCN

The circuit cheerleaders move in…

Tell all: Private bike sales

20 January 2007 by Sarah Carnell

MCN needs your help. We are looking for people who are looking at buying bikes or have just done so through MCN’s private classifieds. We would like to know how you found the experience, is it...

Keeping cool

19 January 2007 by MCN

These leathers attract all sorts – the sun, pretty ladies….

All white

19 January 2007 by MCN

We may be smiling now, but we are taking off on that bike in a minute

Govt snubs bikers

19 January 2007 by Steve Farrell

The Government has said no to a petition signed by 3,539 bikers demanding all speeding fines levied against motorcyclists be frozen. The call was made for the fines to be suspended until the Home...

The Vision of the future

19 January 2007 by Tom Rayner

These are the world’s first pictures of the new Victory Vision; a bike that its American manufacturer claims is going to revolutionise the touring market. By merging classic American style (with the...

Three wheeled superbike

19 January 2007 by Ben Purvis

Crazy French tuner Ludovic Lazareth has created this R1-based trike – pre-empting the soon-to-be-launched Can-Am Spyder three-wheeler which is set to be launched next month. Lazareth plans to build...

Bikes on TV: Jan 17-23

18 January 2007 by MCN

Each week we publish a list of events happening around the UK, and listings on motorcycling programmes on TV. This is the TV listing for the week beginning Wednesday, January 17 on. KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel MM – Men and Motors EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MOT – Motors TV, SS1 (2, 3 or X) – Sky Sports 1 (2,3 or Extra) EUR1 –...

Start line fancy dress

18 January 2007 by MCN

Showing the more adventurous side to the paddock…

Video: R1 versus the rest

17 January 2007 by MCN

Yamaha has won every class of GP racing but, surprisingly, never a World Superbike championship. This is, presumably, a nagging pain in the arse of its racing division. But how to sort it? Answer: a new, all-singing and all-dancing R1. In making a serious WSB challenger, Yamaha hopes it has made a litre-class road bike like no other; a 1000cc Yamaha to rave about and remember like its 2006...

Bikers and buslanes

17 January 2007 by Steve Farrell

A leaked report on a three-year trial of letting bikes use London bus lanes has concluded the move is not supported despite positive findings. The draft report, obtained by MCN, found that bikes in...

No - take her, not me!

17 January 2007 by MCN

Apparently not everyone likes having their photo taken!…

Bikers' Google Earth

17 January 2007 by Andy Downes

Have you found something fascinating on Google Earth related to our biking world? Then let us know because we are doing a compilation of all the most usual, interesting and unusual stuff found on Google Earth. For example, did you know the aerial satellite shot of Brands Hatch was taken on a World Superbike race weekend – the team trucks, the crowd and even the cars and bikes in the car parks are...

New MCN: January 3

17 January 2007 by MCN

In this week’s MCN police forces admit they have no dedicated traffic cops. Despite an increase of drink driving and more road users using their mobile phones it is impossible to determine how many...

Cutting edge of biking

16 January 2007 by MCN

Ever wanted to hear what a chainsaw powered motorcycle sounds like? Check out this clip of the German Dolmar bike powered by 24 chainsaw engines – all of which need to be started individually. Click here to listen